---
type: "Bill"
title: "Updating schedules I, II, IV and V of the uniform controlled substances act and excluding FDA-approved drug products from the definition of marijuana."
description: "Updating schedules I, II, IV and V of the uniform controlled substances act and excluding FDA-approved drug products from the definition of marijuana."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2540"
citation: "Kansas HB 2540 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alcala", "Amyx", "Anderson", "Baker", "Blex", "Burroughs", "Byers", "Carlin", "Carlson", "Clark", "Clayton", "Clifford", "Collins", "Croft", "Curtis", "Dodson", "Ellis", "Eplee", "Estes", "Featherston", "Finney", "French", "Gartner", "Hawkins", "Highberger", "Highland", "Hoffman", "Hoheisel", "Howe", "Hoye", "Kelly", "Kuether", "Long", "Meyer", "Miller", "Minnix", "Moser", "Murphy", "Neighbor", "Osman", "Ousley", "Patton", "Poskin", "Probst", "Proctor", "Resman", "Rhiley", "Ruiz,L.", "Ruiz,S.", "S.Johnson", "Sawyer", "Schmidt", "Schreiber", "Seiwert", "Smith,C.", "Stogsdill", "Sutton", "T.Johnson", "Tarwater", "Thomas", "Turner", "Victors", "Wasinger", "Weigel", "Williams", "Winn", "WolfeMoore", "Woodard"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/524e08d0-9c9e-4c54-90d2-f8fcfcb7c0de"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2540"
source_hash: "03e42f561a49a4b9ef3cac831fa6eced4be09d699110ba1e635b4049231d8aa0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
---

# Kansas HB 2540 (2021-2022) — Updating schedules I, II, IV and V of the uniform controlled substances act and excluding FDA-approved drug products from the definition of marijuana.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2540_00_0000.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Law effective June 9, 2022** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2540_enrolled.pdf)
3. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2540_01_0000.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Emergency Final Action - Passed; — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **120–2** (pass) · lower
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alcala — primary (person)
- Amyx — primary (person)
- Anderson — primary (person)
- Baker — primary (person)
- Blex — primary (person)
- Burroughs — primary (person)
- Byers — primary (person)
- Carlin — primary (person)
- Carlson — primary (person)
- Clark — primary (person)
- Clayton — primary (person)
- Clifford — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Croft — primary (person)
- Curtis — primary (person)
- Dodson — primary (person)
- Ellis — primary (person)
- Eplee — primary (person)
- Estes — primary (person)
- Featherston — primary (person)
- Finney — primary (person)
- French — primary (person)
- Gartner — primary (person)
- Hawkins — primary (person)
- Highberger — primary (person)
- Highland — primary (person)
- Hoffman — primary (person)
- Hoheisel — primary (person)
- Howe — primary (person)
- Hoye — primary (person)
- Kelly — primary (person)
- Kuether — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- Meyer — primary (person)
- Miller — primary (person)
- Minnix — primary (person)
- Moser — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Neighbor — primary (person)
- Osman — primary (person)
- Ousley — primary (person)
- Patton — primary (person)
- Poskin — primary (person)
- Probst — primary (person)
- Proctor — primary (person)
- Resman — primary (person)
- Rhiley — primary (person)
- Ruiz,L. — primary (person)
- Ruiz,S. — primary (person)
- S.Johnson — primary (person)
- Sawyer — primary (person)
- Schmidt — primary (person)
- Schreiber — primary (person)
- Seiwert — primary (person)
- Smith,C. — primary (person)
- Stogsdill — primary (person)
- Sutton — primary (person)
- T.Johnson — primary (person)
- Tarwater — primary (person)
- Thomas — primary (person)
- Turner — primary (person)
- Victors — primary (person)
- Wasinger — primary (person)
- Weigel — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
- Winn — primary (person)
- WolfeMoore — primary (person)
- Woodard — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-25** Introduced `introduction`
- **2022-01-26** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** Withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations; Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Hearing: Thursday, February 3, 2022, 9:00 AM Room 281-N
- **2022-02-09** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Veterans and Military `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2022-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2022-02-17** Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 113 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-17** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2022-02-18** Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03** Hearing: Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
- **2022-03-08** Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Federal and State Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-14** Withdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders
- **2022-03-17** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2022-03-17** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Olson `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-17** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Olson was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2022-03-17** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2022-03-22** Motion to accede adopted; Senator Olson, Senator Hilderbrand and Senator Faust-Goudeau appointed as conferees
- **2022-03-29** Representative Barker, Representative Arnberger, and Representative Ruiz, L. are appointed to replace Representative Clark, Representative Ellis, and Representative Weigel on the Conference Committee
- **2022-03-29** Representative Landwehr, Representative Eplee, and Representative Ruiz, S. are appointed to replace Representative Barker, Representative Arnberger, and Representative Ruiz, L. on the Conference Committee
- **2022-03-31** Senator Hilderbrand, Senator Gossage, and Senator Pettey are appointed to replace Senator Olson, Senator Hilderbrand, and Senator Faust-Goudeau on the Conference Committee
- **2022-04-27** Conference committee report now available
- **2022-04-27** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2022-04-27** Conference Committee Report not adopted; Senator Hilderbrand, Senator Gossage and Senator Pettey appointed as second conferees
- **2022-04-28** Motion to accede adopted; Representative Landwehr, Representative Eplee and Representative Ruiz, S. appointed as second conferees
- **2022-04-28** Conference committee report now available
- **2022-04-28** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2022-05-23** Substitute motion to not adopt and appoint a conference committee failed
- **2022-05-23** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 120 Nay: 2 `passage`
- **2022-05-23** Reengrossed on Tuesday, May 24, 2022
- **2022-05-23** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-23** Approved by Governor on Thursday, June 2, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/524e08d0-9c9e-4c54-90d2-f8fcfcb7c0de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).